Category: New Resource

In the last decades, several viruses emerged, as the consequence of cross-species passage from animal reservoirs to human being. Emerging infections always represent a significant challenge for public health system because knowledge about specific pathogens are generally little while at the same time we have few or no effective interventions. Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Infections… Read more Emerging and Re-Emerging Viral Infections

Strategizing national health in the 21st century: a handbook Gerard Schmets, Dheepa Rajan, Sowmya Kadandale, editors• Up-to-date and practical guidance on national health planning and strategizing for health• A set of best practices to support strategic plans for health and represents the wealth of experience accumulated by WHO on national health policies, strategies and plans… Read more Strategizing national health in the 21st century

As more research at SUMC involves bioinformatics, more researchers need to learn about statistics. Are you one of those just starting out with statistical analysis? Lane has acquired print and digital copies of The Manga Guide to Statistics, one of the most popular introductory books on statistics. • Exercises and answers at the end of… Read more The Manga Guide to Statistics

An American Sickness : how healthcare became big business and how you can take it backby Elisabeth RosenthalSummarizes the history of the health insurance industry in the US, charting its evolution from the non-profit Blue Cross and Blue Shield to the for-profit companies. Health insurance in the U.S. started in an era when “given the… Read more An American Sickness

Physiology PreTest Self-Assessment and Reviewfrom McGraw-Hill • 500 Q/A to prepare for the USMLE exam • A downloadable PDF for your mobile device • Detailed explanations for right and wrong answers • Tested and reviewed by students who recently passed their exams Have you used it for exam review? Please comment on this post to… Read more Physiology PreTest Self-Assessment and Review

Saving Lives: Why the Media’s Portrayal of Nursing Puts Us All at Risk Please comment on this post to let us know what you think! From the publisher’s abstract: since the late 1990s, the world has suffered from a deadly nursing shortage. Many nursing positions have been unfilled or not funded, while less skilled technicians… Read more Saving Lives

The Basic Anesthesiology Examination Review is tailor made to cover the entire outline of the Basic Anesthesiology Examination (BAE). About the editors: George W. Williams, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Neurosurgery, University of Texas Medical School at Houston Erin S. Williams, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital George… Read more Basic Anesthesiology Examination Review

Looking for videos of patients with signs of a neurological disorder? Manual of Neurological Signs, Oxford University Press • Hundreds of videos • Easy chapter linking • Chapter PDFsPlease comment on our post to let us know what you think!

MBA for Healthcare, which runs on the very user-friendly Oxford Medicine Online platform, “… provide[s] healthcare providers with a modus operandi for virtually all aspects of “the business of medicine.” This educational book is a unique tool, and it has been designed with healthcare providers at all levels in mind so that they may promptly… Read more MBA for Healthcare